Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Batra 221:8

רב ניתאי סבר למעבד עובדא כר' זכריה בן הקצב אמר ליה שמואל כמאן כזכריה אפס זכריה רבי טבלא עבד עובדא כרבי זכריה בן הקצב א"ל רב נחמן מאי האי א"ל דאמר רב חיננא בר שלמיא משמיה דרב הלכה כרבי זכריה בן הקצב אמר ליה זיל אהדר בך ואי לא מפיקנא לך רב חיננא בר שלמיא מאוניך

thus comparing the mother's tribe to the father's tribe: as [in the case of] the father's tribe a son takes precedence over a daughter, so [in the case of] the mother's tribe a son takes precedence over a daughter. R. Nittai intended to decide a case in accordance with [the view of] R. Zechariah b. Hakkazzab, [but] Samuel said to him: 'In accordance with whom? In accordance with Zechariah? Zechariah faileth!'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] (cf. Gen. XLVII, 16, 17). 'The law is contrary to the view of R. Zechariah.' ');">²⁰</span> R. Tabla decided a case in accordance with [the view of] R. Zechariah h. Hakkazzab. R. Nahman said to him: 'What is this?' — He replied unto him: '[I rely upon] that which R. Hinena b. Shelemia said in the name of Rab [that] the <i>halachah</i> is in accordance with [the view of] R. Zechariah h. Hakkazzab.' He said to him: 'Withdraw, or I shall pull R. Hinena b. Shelemia from your ears!'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He would be placed under the ban so that he would think no more of R. Hinena; cf. Sanh. 8a. ');">²¹</span>

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